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beyonce took the stage at president obama's inauguration this week and delivered what many called a memorable performance. >> i thought she did an excellent job. she sage really well. she was passionate. i thought it was a moving -- something moving to watch. >> reporter: but now there are reports her singing wasn't what everyone saw. the controversy erupted on tuesday when a spokeswoman for the marine corps band said the singer used a prerecorded voice track instead of singing live. the marines later backed off that statement saying no one in the marine band is in a position to say whether it was live or recorded. sources tell cbs news beyonce did sing and her mike was hot but she was matching her voice to a prerecorded track. it's not uncommon to prerecord inaugural music in case there's bad weather or unexpected circumstances but the temperatures were mild on inauguration day and the skies were clear. it was a much colder day four years ago when cellist yo-yo ma and violinist itzhak perlman used prerecorded music at president obama's first inauguration, and whitney houston lip synced her f
beyonce took the stage at president obama's inauguration this week and delivered what many called a memorable performance. >> i thought she did an excellent job. she sage really well. she was passionate. i thought it was a moving -- something moving to watch. >> reporter: but now there are reports her singing wasn't what everyone saw. the controversy erupted on tuesday when a spokeswoman for the marine corps band said the singer used a prerecorded voice track instead of singing...
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there was a lot of talk about democracy and individual freedoms in president obama's inaugural speech this week but as the privacy of millions of americans that may be most at threat a civil liberties group in the u.s. has demanded to know exactly what techniques they're the i uses to track its own citizens but is. not explains the reply raised more questions than answers. everybody knows that the f.b.i. uses all sorts of tracking devices on cars cell phones and whatnot everything that can carry g.p.s. the american civil liberties union filed the request under the freedom of information act asking for the justice department to review the f.b.i.'s guidelines their internal memos as to how and under what circumstances they track people as of now there is no clear understanding among americans of when they will be subjected to tracking possibly for months at a time or whether the government will first get a warrant this is the justice department's response more than one hundred pages of completely redacted material except for the title so to the question how when and why the government c
there was a lot of talk about democracy and individual freedoms in president obama's inaugural speech this week but as the privacy of millions of americans that may be most at threat a civil liberties group in the u.s. has demanded to know exactly what techniques they're the i uses to track its own citizens but is. not explains the reply raised more questions than answers. everybody knows that the f.b.i. uses all sorts of tracking devices on cars cell phones and whatnot everything that can...
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after president obama introduced a series of new gun reforms republican senate leader mitch mcconnell sudden e-mail to supporters saying quote you and i are literally surrounded the gun grabbers in the senate are about to launch an all out assault on the second amendment and your rights and your freedom he concluded the email by writing the gun grabbers are in full battle mode and they are serious so so much for trying to have an honest gun debate without with enough fear among the gun constituency but what the nation really needs is an honest debate about what the second amendment actually means and the. mystery surrounding its ratification some will argue that there's a hidden history of the second amendment most americans and even many american historians have overlooked my next guest argues just that bogus is a professor of law at the roger williams university school of law he's held visiting positions at the rutgers camden and drexel university law schools is presently a visiting professor at the george washington university law school here in washington d.c. it's written spoken
after president obama introduced a series of new gun reforms republican senate leader mitch mcconnell sudden e-mail to supporters saying quote you and i are literally surrounded the gun grabbers in the senate are about to launch an all out assault on the second amendment and your rights and your freedom he concluded the email by writing the gun grabbers are in full battle mode and they are serious so so much for trying to have an honest gun debate without with enough fear among the gun...
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. >> reporter: beyonce took the stage at president obama's inauguration this week and delivered what many called a memorable performance. >> i thought she did an excellent job, sang really well, passionate and i thought it was moving. moving to watch. >> reporter: but there are reports her singing wasn't what everyone thought. ♪ [ music ]♪ >> reporter: the controversy erupted on tuesday when a spokeswoman for the marine corps band said the singer used a prerecorded voice track instead of singing live. the marines later backed off that statement saying no one in the marine band is in a position to assess whether it was live or prerecorded. sources tell cbs news beyonce did sing and her mic was hot. but that she was matching her voice to a prerecorded track. it's not uncommon to prerecord inaugural music in case there's bad weather or other unexpected circumstances but temperatures were mild on inauguration day and the skies were clear. ♪ [ music ]♪ >> reporter: it was a much colder day four years ago when cellist yo-yo ma and violinist yitzhak perleman used a recording and ano
. >> reporter: beyonce took the stage at president obama's inauguration this week and delivered what many called a memorable performance. >> i thought she did an excellent job, sang really well, passionate and i thought it was moving. moving to watch. >> reporter: but there are reports her singing wasn't what everyone thought. ♪ [ music ]♪ >> reporter: the controversy erupted on tuesday when a spokeswoman for the marine corps band said the singer used a prerecorded...
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and of the people ok now here's obama talking about a week. together we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and commerce schools and colleges to train our workers. together we discovered that a free market only thrives when there are rules to ensure competition and fair play . together we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable and protect its people from wife's worst hazards and misfortune preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action. for the american people could no more meet the demands of today's world by acting alone than american soldiers could have met the forces of fascism or communism with muskets and malicious republicans knew what those words meant here was charles krauthammer going nuts this was really obama. and i think what's most interesting is that obama basically is declaring the end of reaganism in the speech remember he once said that ronald reagan was historically consequential in a way that bill clinton was not. what obama is that ob
and of the people ok now here's obama talking about a week. together we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and commerce schools and colleges to train our workers. together we discovered that a free market only thrives when there are rules to ensure competition and fair play . together we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable and protect its people from wife's worst hazards and misfortune preserving our individual freedoms...
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the week barack obama was sworn in 2009, both bill elo'reilly and sean hannity were given four year contracts. i was praying for mitt romney to get elected. i'm going to buy a boat if he gets elected. fox, it sounds better as the hate obama network than the defend romney network. so aren't they just providing the entertainment and denial their fans demand? >> absolutely. it makes me laugh too to reference back to george w. when george w. was in office, you're either with us or you're against us. now the right is going how dare obama say we sacrifice our personal needs for the group effort, for the good of the team >> they make such a big deal about fiscal responsibility and bill clinton balanced the budget. as you'll remember, fox news in the late '90s was nothing but them praising bill clinton. never said a bad word. >> john: bill clinton is the real fiscal conservative. moving on to something we can all agree on regardless of their political persuasions, tsa is getting rid of the body scanners ending the virtual strip searches is. this really a software issue or did they realize they hadn't
the week barack obama was sworn in 2009, both bill elo'reilly and sean hannity were given four year contracts. i was praying for mitt romney to get elected. i'm going to buy a boat if he gets elected. fox, it sounds better as the hate obama network than the defend romney network. so aren't they just providing the entertainment and denial their fans demand? >> absolutely. it makes me laugh too to reference back to george w. when george w. was in office, you're either with us or you're...
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president obama is going to serve second term that is the message this week in washington, right? at the inauguration and the parade and the fancy dress dances and the obamas showing off at the white house with the dog. but away from washington, outside the beltway, republicans are working fast right now to use their power in the states to make it so that democrats structurally cannot win no matter what. joining us now is donald mceachin. senator, thank you very much for your time. it's great to have you here. >> thanks for having me, rachel. >> were you surprised by how quickly republicans in your state passed these new maps? did you know this was coming? >> absolutely not, rachel. you know, we asked for a heads-up back in november if they were going to do this. and we were sure we would be given the heads-up. in a span of literally 40 minutes, because they limited debate. literally in 40 minutes, they rewrote 40 senate districts without any input from the public, without any input from my side of the aisle. they rammed it down our throats. even though it was daylight outside, it
president obama is going to serve second term that is the message this week in washington, right? at the inauguration and the parade and the fancy dress dances and the obamas showing off at the white house with the dog. but away from washington, outside the beltway, republicans are working fast right now to use their power in the states to make it so that democrats structurally cannot win no matter what. joining us now is donald mceachin. senator, thank you very much for your time. it's great...
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adopted earlier this week as you know him as the mayor indicated. i worked closely. a number of my cabinet members and representatives of 200 groups of experts organizations, policymakers and private citizens help formulate this plan from law-enforcement leaders to firearms owners said lucius, technology experts and then safety advocates for retailers to mental health professionals, members of the clergy, victims of gun violence and members of the entertainment industry. they were wide-ranging and inclusive than the consensus that emerged was clear. i put if there's even one thing we can do to reduce this island, it even one life that can be saved, we have an obligation to try. this obligation as such are the administration to propose a range to remedy along with 23 executive actions to begin mass shootings and prevent gun violence. on wednesday, president upon the same direct is a proposal was. others require legislation that will be in congress and we hope will receive timely consideration. every level of the administration and the department of j
adopted earlier this week as you know him as the mayor indicated. i worked closely. a number of my cabinet members and representatives of 200 groups of experts organizations, policymakers and private citizens help formulate this plan from law-enforcement leaders to firearms owners said lucius, technology experts and then safety advocates for retailers to mental health professionals, members of the clergy, victims of gun violence and members of the entertainment industry. they were wide-ranging...
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president obama's nominee to be secretary of defense. senator mccain met with hagel yesterday and said the two had a frank and candid conversation ahead of next week's confirmation hearings for hageh. >>> joe biden beginning his second term as vice president, and he is keeping a close eye of possibility on moving down the hall to the bigger office. it's been widely reported that the president appeared to be in high 2016 campaign mode throughout inauguration weekend. mr. biden said it is too early to think about that, but he's not taking his name out of the running. >> is there any reason you wouldn't run? >> there's a whole lot of reasons why i wouldn't run. i haven't made that decision. i don't have to make that decision for a while. >> so you ready to run against hillary clinton in 2016? >> i haven't made that judgment and hillary hasn't made that judgment. i tell you what, everything that should be done over the next two years that i should be part of would have to be done whether i run or i don't run. if this administration is succes
president obama's nominee to be secretary of defense. senator mccain met with hagel yesterday and said the two had a frank and candid conversation ahead of next week's confirmation hearings for hageh. >>> joe biden beginning his second term as vice president, and he is keeping a close eye of possibility on moving down the hall to the bigger office. it's been widely reported that the president appeared to be in high 2016 campaign mode throughout inauguration weekend. mr. biden said it...
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president obama is expected to go along with a debt limit measure being considered by the house. the house plans a vote today on a measure that puts the debt limit increase on pause until may, but allows the country to continue paying its bills. in the senate, democratic and republican leaders are hinting at getting down to the real business of pounding out a budget. "not a single piece of important legislation can pass the senate or become law without the votes of both democrats and republicans. so we'll be willing to compromise and work with our colleagues across the aisle." "if we don't work together to control the debt, the cost of our interest payments alone will eventually crowd out funding for things we all agree on, from defense to infrastructure and assistance for those who need it most." in other legislative news, the house has already approved a $50-billion aid package for hurricane sandy relief, and senate majority leader harry reid said yesterday the senate could move swiftly to pass it. the controversial keystone xl pipeline may be back in play. the project has rece
president obama is expected to go along with a debt limit measure being considered by the house. the house plans a vote today on a measure that puts the debt limit increase on pause until may, but allows the country to continue paying its bills. in the senate, democratic and republican leaders are hinting at getting down to the real business of pounding out a budget. "not a single piece of important legislation can pass the senate or become law without the votes of both democrats and...
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four days, four weeks. to have her sit there in that chair without performance, political theater. some may find it amusing. i find it alarming that this administration is setting forward a legacy for itself that looks to me as though it will be the most dishonest low-paid deceitful administration since the nixon administration. lori: we do care. lou: who could not care? lori: of course you do. melissa: what she said is what difference does it make. lou: if it did not matter, why did the administration lied to the american people for three weeks? why do they continue to withhold information about what transpired and who is responsible amongst, how did she call it, a federation, a affiliates of al qaeda which suggests a very loose understanding of what al qaeda and other organizations through north africa, the middle east and southern asia represent. it is really very stunning stuff. melissa: she talks about what difference does it make, it makes a huge difference. if it was planned, we have to ask ourselves
four days, four weeks. to have her sit there in that chair without performance, political theater. some may find it amusing. i find it alarming that this administration is setting forward a legacy for itself that looks to me as though it will be the most dishonest low-paid deceitful administration since the nixon administration. lori: we do care. lou: who could not care? lori: of course you do. melissa: what she said is what difference does it make. lou: if it did not matter, why did the...
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phone a week ago. >> time for a check on the forecast. mike? >> checking out tweets and cold weather in new york, so cold the rails are snapping because of the tension induced by the coldness shrinking the rails. this cold air is bypassing us. the rockies protected us from the cold air spilling to us. we have had our fair share of cold air the last ten days with forecast each morning. this morning? not so were. clouds but in rain. from the southeast to the roof camera and to the port of oakland, you can see the north bay, where we have a better chance of sprinkles on 29, 112, 37, 101 and from novato and headed to sacramento. again, the bulk of the steady and heavy rain over the ocean in the form of yellow and oranges there. that will work its way eastward toward us so enjoy the dry weather while we have it. mid-40's to low 50's oakland and san francisco and half moon bay at 52 and the warm spot with mountain view at 50 and monterey at 51 and salinas at 52 and girl -- gilroy and santa cruz have a mild start. the scattered showers possible
phone a week ago. >> time for a check on the forecast. mike? >> checking out tweets and cold weather in new york, so cold the rails are snapping because of the tension induced by the coldness shrinking the rails. this cold air is bypassing us. the rockies protected us from the cold air spilling to us. we have had our fair share of cold air the last ten days with forecast each morning. this morning? not so were. clouds but in rain. from the southeast to the roof camera and to the...
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for all of the revelry surrounding the president's second inauguration this week, mr. obama, his aides and congressional allies know their window of opportunity narrows with each passing month." jeff, fascinating. there's so many things to talk about here. let's start, though, first with the realization because it's so important, they do realize, then, that their window narrows every month and basically by the midterms, they're coasting to the end. >> and i think some people in the west wing aren't even sure they have until the midterms. they know they have 2013 or they hope they have 2013. one problem is always unexpected things happen that the white house isn't even thinking of right now. in reporting this story, we found out that president obama is actually aware of this. he is more self-aware than i perhaps thought he was on this. he's been looking at george w. bush's early part of the second term. but the question is what are they going to do about this? they do have a lot of things on their plate with gun control. how much are they going to push this? senate demo
for all of the revelry surrounding the president's second inauguration this week, mr. obama, his aides and congressional allies know their window of opportunity narrows with each passing month." jeff, fascinating. there's so many things to talk about here. let's start, though, first with the realization because it's so important, they do realize, then, that their window narrows every month and basically by the midterms, they're coasting to the end. >> and i think some people in the...
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sick and tired of the congressional gridlock steve cohen of memphis introduced a bill this week which would require states to use independent redistricting commissions in drawing those maps. here we in to talk about his bill and what he expects during president obama's second term, is congressman steve cohen. welcome to "the war room"." >> thank you good to be with you. >> michael: do you think they would or could pass this bill. >> whether they would is doubtful but it's an important bill because we have gridlock and the reason for that is too many districts are concerned about the primary and the far right and far left and they don't have to work with the whole community or the center, because of the partisan redistricting which we have in most states are drawn up just to suit their people or make them overwhelmingly ohio. ohio went for the president. ohio went to sherrod brown but yet 12 of the 16 districts drawn up by the ohio legislature were republican. that's not right. it does not reflect the will of the people. it reflects the lines they've drawn. it makes it that those the r
sick and tired of the congressional gridlock steve cohen of memphis introduced a bill this week which would require states to use independent redistricting commissions in drawing those maps. here we in to talk about his bill and what he expects during president obama's second term, is congressman steve cohen. welcome to "the war room"." >> thank you good to be with you. >> michael: do you think they would or could pass this bill. >> whether they would is...
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[ male announcer ] end your long week... with a weekend getaway. save up to forty percent on all weekend hotel stays. book by january thirty first at hiltonanyweekend.com. >>> president obama is putting extreme weather on his agenda and he says america has to lead the way to fight it. cnn severe weather expert chad myers is here along with my all-star panel. sum up your view about the climate change debate. the weather is getting more extreme. it's certainly heating up. but does that mean the climate is changing scientifically? >> not climate so to speak. but the weather day to day seems to be changing. and if you average that over long term, yeah, that's climate. that's what it means. here are the facts. we'll go from 1880 at about 285 parts per million in carbon dioxide up to 390 where we are now. that's a fact. we know that, kaen dioxide holds in heat. that's a fact. we do know, though, volcanoes can put carbon dioxide in. not much but they can. also, foreest fires can put carbon dioxide in. those are the natural ways. some other ways which we'v
[ male announcer ] end your long week... with a weekend getaway. save up to forty percent on all weekend hotel stays. book by january thirty first at hiltonanyweekend.com. >>> president obama is putting extreme weather on his agenda and he says america has to lead the way to fight it. cnn severe weather expert chad myers is here along with my all-star panel. sum up your view about the climate change debate. the weather is getting more extreme. it's certainly heating up. but does that...
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constricting the sales of guns one to a week. if we're talking about absolutisms, we have to ask, does wayne lapierre support no background checks, is he comfortable with mentally insane people buying grenade launchers? i don't think anyone, including virtually all of the nra membership, is comfortable with no regulations whatsoever, but that's what wayne lapierre, i thought, was saying last night. >> what is strange to me and somewhat disconcerting, it's not just wayne lapierre that is forwarding this kind of language. this is an e-mail from mitch mcconnell to his supporters. "dear patriot, you and i are literally surrounded. the gun grabbers in the senate are about to launch an all-out assault on the second amendment. my friend, our freedom is on direct assault. from those who want to shred our constitution, and as our good friend rand paul from connecticut says, from those who want to be king." it's worth noting that was written by jesse benton, who used to work for rand paul. that's incredible incendiary rhetoric from mitch m
constricting the sales of guns one to a week. if we're talking about absolutisms, we have to ask, does wayne lapierre support no background checks, is he comfortable with mentally insane people buying grenade launchers? i don't think anyone, including virtually all of the nra membership, is comfortable with no regulations whatsoever, but that's what wayne lapierre, i thought, was saying last night. >> what is strange to me and somewhat disconcerting, it's not just wayne lapierre that is...
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catherine heenan is here with more on the president's busy week. sieger o >> catherine: to say it's busy is an understatement. president obama is dealing with everything from cabinet appointments and benghazi.to the fall- out from his inauguration speech. and then there's the debt ceiling. things are not going to be dull. no one was particularly surprised today when republicans began bashing the president's inauguration speech. he offered a liberal vision - touching on and preserving the social welfare safety partisan and aggressive. >> "the era of liberalism is back.unabashedly far left of center inauguration speech" >> catherine: white house cameras caught the president and first lady surprising tourists at the white house today. it's not usually part of the tour. but then it was back to work. one of the first tests of the president's second term comes quickly this week. chuck hagel - his choice as defense secretary has to win over hostile republicans. there's a senate hearing this week. john kerry on the other hand - is expected to breeze throug
catherine heenan is here with more on the president's busy week. sieger o >> catherine: to say it's busy is an understatement. president obama is dealing with everything from cabinet appointments and benghazi.to the fall- out from his inauguration speech. and then there's the debt ceiling. things are not going to be dull. no one was particularly surprised today when republicans began bashing the president's inauguration speech. he offered a liberal vision - touching on and preserving the...
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again, i think what the perception of animosity between him and president obama hurts him a great deal domestically, and i think in terms of -- you have a white house here that says that israel doesn't know what's in its own best interest. i think we can trust the israelis to know what's in their best interest, but it doesn't help benjamin netanyahu and the perception among israelis to have their most important ally take that tone with him. lou: very quickly hit upon what to expect in your judgment from secretary clinton as she testifies before the house and the senate tomorrow. >> well, i think you're going to get a lot of testimonials from the democrats about what a wonderful secretary of state she's been, which will have the effect of chewing up a lot of the time. hopefully, she'll get blunt questions about benghazi. if it was the 1970s, everybody in america knew the question, what did the president know and when did he know it off the top of their heads. here is a seven hour siege, president finds out early on it's going on, americans under attack, who told him? when did he find ou
again, i think what the perception of animosity between him and president obama hurts him a great deal domestically, and i think in terms of -- you have a white house here that says that israel doesn't know what's in its own best interest. i think we can trust the israelis to know what's in their best interest, but it doesn't help benjamin netanyahu and the perception among israelis to have their most important ally take that tone with him. lou: very quickly hit upon what to expect in your...
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i think obama peeled away 85 republican votes on tax hikes. what happened to this once, you know, rock-solid g.o.p. caucus even paul ryan voted with the president on that their bluff has been called on the debt ceiling. we don't want to shut down the government. so, it looks like republicans are fighting among themselves. so this debate is already underway in the republican party. >> yeah. the. >> the president understands this. that combined with the 332 electoral votes he got, i think he is in a stronger -- i think he is in a stronger position now than he has been probably in four years. so he has less incentive now to be mr. nice than he has in quite some time. i think we are seeing that. >> right. i was going to say, i think we see that he senses that as well. >> yeah. >> he feels that he is projecting it. i don't know whether -- i forget whether you were there the day he announced his measures on gun violence for example. >> yeah. >> that was straight o here is what we are going to do. whereas before on so many issues, they might say, you
i think obama peeled away 85 republican votes on tax hikes. what happened to this once, you know, rock-solid g.o.p. caucus even paul ryan voted with the president on that their bluff has been called on the debt ceiling. we don't want to shut down the government. so, it looks like republicans are fighting among themselves. so this debate is already underway in the republican party. >> yeah. the. >> the president understands this. that combined with the 332 electoral votes he got, i...
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. >> president obama has established the financial fraud enforcement task force to investigate and to prosecute fraud and financial crime. >> this is the value of oversight hearings. a week before our hearing, they announce the fraud task force. >> and we will not hesitate to bring charges where appropriate for criminal misconduct. >> somebody had to come to that hearing and talk about what they were doing. and so that was the impetus, i am convinced till the day i die, that the only reason that fraud task force was announced at that point was because somebody had to go to the hearing. >> mr. breuer, last month we saw a jury acquit the two bear stearns hedge fund managers. are there lessons we can learn from that or was that just a one-off? >> i'm a big believer in the jury system and juries are going to do what juries feel are right. these are tough cases, but we are going to continue to bring them. it's not a deterrence at all. we're marching forward. >> one of the things that oversight hearings do is it holds folks' feet to the fire. we wanted to get them to say what they could in
. >> president obama has established the financial fraud enforcement task force to investigate and to prosecute fraud and financial crime. >> this is the value of oversight hearings. a week before our hearing, they announce the fraud task force. >> and we will not hesitate to bring charges where appropriate for criminal misconduct. >> somebody had to come to that hearing and talk about what they were doing. and so that was the impetus, i am convinced till the day i die,...
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of ben affleck, but the job market and the economy was snubbed yesterday by president obama. gerri: right. well, you know, it's almost, i mean, the list of things he's interested in are so divorced from the day-to-day needs of most americans. it's almost astonishing. >> well, that's right. look, we've had a 7.8% unemployment rate, and, of course, if you include discouraged workers, it's well into the teens. this is not a strong economic recovery at all. it is a glacial economic recovery. president talks so much about global warming. i wish he would talk about the glacial recovery. pace it, by this time, gerri, the economy, it's not his field. he's interested in basketball. he's probably got pronouncements about the super bowl coming up. gerri: not one you or i put at the top of the list, probably, like developing green energy on the public dime. i mean, let me ask you this, though. let me ask you this. he said the economic recovery has begun. do you agree with that? the recession has actually been over for well over two years. it's in the past. it's in the rearview mirror, bu
of ben affleck, but the job market and the economy was snubbed yesterday by president obama. gerri: right. well, you know, it's almost, i mean, the list of things he's interested in are so divorced from the day-to-day needs of most americans. it's almost astonishing. >> well, that's right. look, we've had a 7.8% unemployment rate, and, of course, if you include discouraged workers, it's well into the teens. this is not a strong economic recovery at all. it is a glacial economic recovery....
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in his inaugural address, president obama said combatting gun violence should be a top priority for lawmakers. >> our journey is not complete until all our children know that they are cared for and cherished. and always safe from harm. >> reporter: last week he pushed congress to pass legislation to require universal background checks for gun purchases, limit the number of rounds in magazine clips, and renew a band on so-called assault weapons. >> if you're debating it on the merit or the substance, that bill is not going to pass. >> reporter: the president said since sandy hook more than 900 americans have been killed by gun violence and that will only increase while congress debates. rob and sunny, back to you. >> we did learn more. police identified the suspected gunman as 22-year-old carlton berry. he's being charged with aggravated assault, but he's in the hospital because he was also shot and injured. and the other person involved in the fight may also be charged. he's also injured and in the hospital as well. >> like you mentioned a second ago, just the number of scenes we've seen at a
in his inaugural address, president obama said combatting gun violence should be a top priority for lawmakers. >> our journey is not complete until all our children know that they are cared for and cherished. and always safe from harm. >> reporter: last week he pushed congress to pass legislation to require universal background checks for gun purchases, limit the number of rounds in magazine clips, and renew a band on so-called assault weapons. >> if you're debating it on the...
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i understand the president will be meeting with some members this week. >> that's right. he'll be reaching out to members of congress. this is a big part of this campaign for gun violence because he has a narrow margin of support among the public for his proposals. in a gallup poll from january 17th asked would you tell your congressman to vote for president obama's proposals to reduce gun violence? yes, 53%, no 41%. but here's what's really interesting about these polling numbers and this is why president obama is going to take his show on the road and have more of that campaigning that he did in 2012. support for gun measures, for gun control measures has declined precipitously since the shooting. in december, for instance, 78% support for gun registration, it's now 69%. those numbers are going down as we typically see after a horrific event like this, there's a big spike for gun control measure, then that goes down. president obama going to try to stop that and turn it around. >> let's bring in people who have views from different perspectives. suzanna hupp was someone
i understand the president will be meeting with some members this week. >> that's right. he'll be reaching out to members of congress. this is a big part of this campaign for gun violence because he has a narrow margin of support among the public for his proposals. in a gallup poll from january 17th asked would you tell your congressman to vote for president obama's proposals to reduce gun violence? yes, 53%, no 41%. but here's what's really interesting about these polling numbers and...
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last week senate minority leader mitch mcconnell's campaign sent out an email entitled, watch out they are coming for your guns. among the email's claims is the plateant distortion, quote, president obama is spelling out the 23 executive orders he will take to get your guns. those 23 executive actions are so modest that even gun rights activists said they had no problem with them. in fact, many of them reflect proposals made by the n.r.a. even if we give senator mcconnell the benefit of the doubt as to whether he actually knew what his campaign manager was putting out, he he is as responsible as we all are for what our employees do in our name. i call on senator mcconnell to apologize to his supporters, some of whom are my constituents, for stoking totally irrational and unjustifiable fear. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> pursuant to house resolution 39, i call up house resolution -- h.r. 325 to ensure the complete and timely payment of obligations of the united states government. the speaker pro tempore: does t
last week senate minority leader mitch mcconnell's campaign sent out an email entitled, watch out they are coming for your guns. among the email's claims is the plateant distortion, quote, president obama is spelling out the 23 executive orders he will take to get your guns. those 23 executive actions are so modest that even gun rights activists said they had no problem with them. in fact, many of them reflect proposals made by the n.r.a. even if we give senator mcconnell the benefit of the...
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and republicans might say that president obama was wrong when he said al qaeda is on the run. soledad. >> jill dougherty, thank you, jill. ahead at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. cnn will bring you special live coverage of secretary clinton's testimony. wolf blitzer and jake tapper will break it down. and we'll continue to talk about this with california republican ed royce, chair of the committee before which the secretary will testify today. >>> other stories making news and john berman has a look at those. >>> a 22-year-old man faces assault charges after a shooting on the campus of lonestar college on houston tuesday. three people wounded, including a campus maintenance worker. another person treated for what appeared to be a heart attack. students describe a scene of utter chaos on campus. some hiding under desks while others ran for their lives. ed lavendera live in houston. what's the latest? >> caller: we >> reporter: well, john, charges of aggravated assault charged against 22-year-old carlton barry, the man suspected of starting a shooting. it started as ab argument between
and republicans might say that president obama was wrong when he said al qaeda is on the run. soledad. >> jill dougherty, thank you, jill. ahead at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. cnn will bring you special live coverage of secretary clinton's testimony. wolf blitzer and jake tapper will break it down. and we'll continue to talk about this with california republican ed royce, chair of the committee before which the secretary will testify today. >>> other stories making news and john...
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. >> congressional republicans have accused the obama administration of ignoring signs of deteriorating security in libya. >> a 16 member panel called the sandy hook advisory commission, formed the best- after the connecticut school shooting will have its first meeting this week. >> the group will get updates on the shooting investigation and hear presentations from experts involved in the aftermath of the columbine and virginia tech tragedies. >> the group includes public safety mental health experts. the goal is to come up with recommendations on school safety, a mental health and gun violence prevention. the group's initial report is due by march 15th. >> still ahead of the 49ers have done it again. making the sports illustrated cover for the second week. we will be taking a closer look at the new cover when the kron 4 morning news continues. >> the upper midwest is entering a fourth straight day of frigid temperatures. >> the bitter cold yesterday burst pipes and forced schools closed down. >> the national weather service says the cold as it got on monday was in embarrass, minnesota
. >> congressional republicans have accused the obama administration of ignoring signs of deteriorating security in libya. >> a 16 member panel called the sandy hook advisory commission, formed the best- after the connecticut school shooting will have its first meeting this week. >> the group will get updates on the shooting investigation and hear presentations from experts involved in the aftermath of the columbine and virginia tech tragedies. >> the group includes...
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consider the current state of the obama administration's response to the attack. four months later, the administration still cannot or will not name the terrorist groups responsible for the attacks or the names of these group leaders. four months later, despite constant video footage that many members of congress have seen and many eyewitnesses, not a single benghazi terrorist suspect is in custody. four months later, the unfinished business has had access to only one suspect, ali, for just three hours and the tunisian government kept the f.b.i. team waiting for more than five weeks -- five weeks when they were finally granted access. four months later, the administration still has not discussed the serious between the groups behind the benghazi attack and the leaders of the attack on the u.s. embassies in cairo, tunis the same week of september 11. four months later, following the pickering report on state department failures leading up to the attack, not a single state department employee has been fired and held responsible for their role in denying adequate sec
consider the current state of the obama administration's response to the attack. four months later, the administration still cannot or will not name the terrorist groups responsible for the attacks or the names of these group leaders. four months later, despite constant video footage that many members of congress have seen and many eyewitnesses, not a single benghazi terrorist suspect is in custody. four months later, the unfinished business has had access to only one suspect, ali, for just...